Typographical machine.



G. P. KINGSBURY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

PPLIQATION FILED MAYZS l l-l 1,130,174. Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, Gnome P. Kings BURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to typograph cal machines, such as line casting machines of the eneral organization represented in Let- I other during their passage into an ters sition.

atent of the United States, No. 436,532, to O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print and then assembled in line,

the composed line transferred-to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or bar against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returned through distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started.

More particularly, it relates to'the use of a number of fonts or sets of matrices representing diflerent sizes or styles of type, in such manner that any font may be brought .into action at will; and to this end is em- In the accompanying drawings, l have 5. shown my invention in preferred form and v casting machine;

and as applied to a line by way of example,

but obviously many changes and variations may be made therein, and in its mode of application, which will still be comprised within its spirit. Thus, it may be applied to other forms of typographical machines, such as typesetters, typecasters, etc., which handle type or dies, instead of matrices. Generally slpeaking, I desire it to be understood that do not limit myself to any specific Specification of Letters Yatent.

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form or embodiment, except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Referring to the'drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the upper portion of the machine, with my improvements embodied therein; Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the arts in-difierent position; Fig. 4 is a rectiinear plan view, of the upper magazine, etc.; and Fi 5 is a sectional detail on the line 5-5 of ig. 3.

The matrices X are stored according to font in the magazines A and B, which may be shifted so as to bring either into operative relation to the face plate C, distributing devices D, and channel entrance F. In the preferred form illustrated, only two such magazines are disclosed, but obviously the number thereof may be increased if desired, as the principles of construction and operation apply similarly to a greater number. Each of the magazines is eqgipped with its own series of escapemelits and as. it is shifted into active position, its escapements are brought into 0 era'tive relation to suitable actuating devices, such for instance as the reeds E.

p The magazines A and B are mounted upon the customary baseframes A and B respectively, the upper frame A resting upon and being supported by rollers 18 mounted in laterally projecting arms of the lower frame B, as best shown in Fig. 5. In other word's ,the upper frame is so supportedupon the lower frame that they may be shifted vertically together and at the same,time a longitudinal relative movement is permitted, in the manner subsequently to lie-described. It will be observed that the upper magazine A overhangs or projects beyond the magazine B to a considerable extent, when the former is in use, as shown in Fig. 1; and that their forward ends are in the same plane, when the magazine B is in use, as illustrated in Fig. 3. It is therefore necessary to provide means, which not only shift the magazines vertically, but also move them relatively to each other, in their passage from one position to the other. These means comprise two transverse rock shafts G and H, mounted in the machine frame. These rock shafts are caused to move in unison by links 3' connected to arms G and H on the res ective shafts, this arrangement being dup icated at opposite sides of the 110 a substantially dotted lines in machine. The rock shaft G is provided with the handle K, whereby the magazines may be manually shifted when desired. Also mounted upon each of the shafts G and H is a pair of arms G and H respectively, pivotally connected at their upper ends to, or near to, the four corners of the lower base frame B in such manner that the rocking of the shafts by the handle K effects the raising or the lowering of both magazines, according to the direction of movement of the handle. When the parts are in the condition shown in Fig. 1, with the upper magazine in use, the lower or supporting frame B rests directly upon the shafts G and H; and when they are in the-condition illustrated in Fig. 3, with the lower magazine in use, they are held therein by the engagement of the arm G, on the rock shaft G, with the fixed stop or pin G. The spring G connected to the main frame and to a third arm G: on the shaft G serves to'counterbalance the weight'of' the parts and minimize the manual effort involved in their shifting.

The devices forefi'ecting the relativelongitudinalmovement of the magazines are a pair of links L at o posite sides of the magazines, and pivotaly connected atone end to the machine frame and at the other to the base frame-AF. Due to this form of suspension, "the magazinesare caused to move rearwardlyand forwardly with relation to each other, as they are respectively elevated and depressed, and thereby are brought into proper operat ve relation to the assemblin and distributin mechanisms. Thus, it wi 1 be noted that t e upper magazine moves in straight path into and out of operative position, whereas the lower magazine has a combined movement, comprising vertical and longitudinal components, into and out of operatiye position.

The distributing mechanism D is constru'cted to deliver thematrices X through a single channel entrance F to the magazine in use, and'I have provided means for automatically niovingthe latter into and out of operative position during the shifting of the magazlnes, so as to permit the unimpeded actionof theIatter. To this end, the

entrance F is mounted upon the rock shaft F? (Fig. 2) provided wit the spiral spring F whereby the entrance is normally held in proper relation to the distributing mechanism, and on the shaft F is also mounted an arm F adapted to engage the cam plate M secured to the frame B. The contour of the cam late is such that when the roller rests on either end thereof (see Figs. 1 and 3), the entrance will be held in normal po-' sition by the spring F but when the frame '13 is being shifted, the entrance will be moved to ino erative position, as shown by Fig. 1, at, which time it is out of the path of the moving magazines.

V magazine into and out of magazine will be ent of the United States, is as follows:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination of a single distributer, a plurality of magazines movable conjointly tobring one or another into operative'relation tothe distributer, and means for shifting the magazines relatively to each other in'their conjoint movement.

2. In a typographical machine, the combination of two magazines movable vertically to bring one or another into operative position, said magazines being so mounted that in their vertical movement one will move in a substantially-straight path, and the other forwardly or backwardly;

3. In atypographical'machine, the com- 'blIlfltlOIl of a ma azine,asupportin frame therefor mounte tomovmv'ertica ly and also forwardlyand backwardly to shift the operative position, and a second magazine movable vertically in a substantially straight path and mounted on the supporting frameso as to' beshift- 1 0 el thereby into and out of operative pos'ition. 4. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine, a, supporting frame therefor mounted" to move vertically and also forwardly and baekwardly to shift the magazine into and out of operative position, and a second magazine suspended from the machine frame and resting upon the mov able supporting frame; whereby the. second moved vertically in a sub stantially straight path while the other magazine will be moved forwardly or backwardly in its vertical movement.

5. In a typographical machine, the com- 1. bination of a plurality of magazines movable vertically as a whole to bring one or another into operative position, and means" for shifting the magazines relatively to each other in their movement, so that in one verti- 1 cal position they will stand out of alinement and in another position they will stand in alinement.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a shift frame, a magazine slid- 1 ably mounted thereon, and connections between the magazine and thev machine frame to effect a longitudinal relative movement between the magazine and the shift frame when the latter is moved.

7. In a typographical machine, the comhination or a magazine movable vertically vand also forwardly in an endwise direction to locate it in operative position, a magazine-entrance, and automatic means for shifting said entrance from its operative position when the "aforesaid movement of the magazine is efiected.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination or a magazine movable vertically and also forwardly in an endwise direction to locate it in operative position, a magazine-entrance, and means whereby the said movement of the magazine Will shift the magazine-entrance from its operative position.

9. ln a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine movable vertically and also forwardly in an endwise direction to locate it in operative position, a magazine-entrance, means whereby the said movement of the magazine will shift the magazine-entrance from its operative position, and automatic means for returning it thereto when the magazine has completed its movement. 7

10. In a typographical machine, the cornhination of a plurality of magazines having their receiving ends arranged one behind another in staggered relation and movable conjointly to bring one or another into operative position a magazine-entrance to cooperate With the operative magazine, and automatic means for moving the entrance hackwardly from operative position when the magazines are moved to prevent its engagement therewith;

in testimony whereof, Ti have affixed signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE P. KENGSBUEY.

Witnesses:

H. Grammars Pansone, 

